Summa Rehab Hospital set to open in Akron

A $25 million rehabilitation hospital that includes a 5,000-square-foot rehabilitation gym, and indoor and outdoor therapy areas is set to open in Akron this month, the Akron Beacon Journal reports.

The three-story Summa Rehab Hospital on the City Hospital campus will have 60 beds available for patients who are recovering from maladies that range from strokes to spinal cord injuries, the newspaper reports. The hospital will employ about 200 workers, the newspaper reports.

Summa Health System, a nonprofit, is partnering with the for-profit Vibra Healthcare, which is based in Mechanicsburg, Pa., on the project, the newspaper reports.